Gina M. Northington, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Academic & Clinical Office

Emory University School of Medicine

Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Patient Appointments

Contact Information

E-mail: gnorthi@emory.edu

(Not for medical emergencies or patient use)

Education

Medical School
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey

Residency
Hutzel Hospital, Detroit Medical Center / Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan; Oakwood Medical Center, Dearborn, Michigan

Fellowship
Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvannia, Philadelphia

Graduate Training
PhD, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Board Certification

Society and Professional Membership

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American Urogynecologic Society

Recent Publications

de Vries HF, Northington GM, Bogner HR. Urinary incontinence (UI) and new psychological distress among community dwelling older adults. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2011 May 20. [Epub ahead of print]

Northington GM. Fibulin-5: two for the price of one maintaining pelvic support. J Clin Invest. 2011 May 2;121(5):1688-91. doi: 10.1172/JCI57438. Epub 2011 Apr 25.

Asfaw TS, Hypolite J, Northington GM, Arya LA, Wein AJ, Malykhina AP. Acute colonic inflammation triggers detrusor instability via activation of TRPV1 receptors in a rat model of pelvic organ cross-sensitization. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2011:Jun;300(6):R1392-400. Epub 2011 Apr 6.

Arya LA, Heidi H, Cory L, Segal S, Northington GM. Construct validity of a questionnaire to measure the type of fluid intake and type of urinary incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 Apr 1. doi: 10.1002/nau.21091. [Epub ahead of print]

Asfaw TS, Saks EK, Northington GM, Arya LA. Is pelvic pain associated with defecatory symptoms in women with pelvic organ prolapse? Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 Mar 10. doi: 10.1002/nau.21059. [Epub ahead of print]

Northington GM, Basha M, Arya LA, Wein AJ, Chacko S. Contractile response of human anterior vaginal muscularis in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse. Reprod Sci. 2011 Mar;18(3):296-303. Epub 2010 Dec 30.

Bogner HR, O'Donnell AJ, de Vries HF, Northington GM, Joo JH. The temporal relationship between anxiety disorders and urinary incontinence among community-dwelling adults. J Anxiety Disord. 2011 Mar;25(2):203-8. Epub 2010 Sep 17.

Basha M, Labelle EF, Northington GM, Wang T, Wein AJ, Chacko S. Functional significance of muscarinic receptor expression within the proximal and distal rat vagina. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 Nov;297(5):R1486-93. Epub 2009 Sep 9.